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Nadezhda was sounding board, ama- Faith and Morality in The Moral Theology which appeared at that nuensis, editor, typist, even memory- Secular...
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...The book falters, early, in idea of life DEATH books should have caught that if the a section on Greek Eros...
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...Most hetero- homosexual to seek relief from pain would have as friend and colleague in sexual individuals have had homosexual and self-denial in relationships which agreement or in debate, past, present, feelings and the capacity to act them are usually self-destructive and self- and future...
...Removing about personal destiny, here is a reasoned and persuasive defense of the IN BRIEF the taboo of overt homosexual be- Christian doctrine of immortality...
...Removal of the homosex- to be the very survival of humanity, is by males who, out of fear of women, ual taboo, without proof that this will it still worthwhile to maintain an active misrepresent nature, Christ and, surpris- relieve the guilt of practicing homo- Church...
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...But the possibili- brief summaries of Biblical material JAMES M. GUSTAFSON is the well-known ties for serious theological conversation and of church historical materials on Protestant theologian and member of the with Catholic moral theology were the issues...
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...Nadezhda was sounding board, ama- Faith and Morality in The Moral Theology which appeared at that nuensis, editor, typist, even memory- Secular Age time...
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...An- (in Eriksonian terms) may be denied and the urgent question of survival...
...I N THE of Commonweal will gain increment ing "platonic" love in a violation of in their understanding of religion and Plato to undercut the force of Eros...
...in Contemporary Theology and The Law of Christ, a quandary exists...
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...tensions of the Curia...
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...The book kept us from the act of mutual de- moral theology there was little com- evolved from a summer course in 1967 struction that a parting would have mon ground for conversations between at Union Theological Seminary in New brought...
...Is perhaps the celibate priesthood serving...
...currents that flowed through both par- is followed by chapters building on the But she did make a scene-not only ties, but Haring's book, at least for basis of extensive quotations from Vatwith Mandelstam, but with Stalin and some of us, had extraordinary signifi- ican 11 documents (particularly "The his minions for more than twenty years...
...That state which we (My emphasis...
...But they are addressed in such sibility, of objective value theory, and a way that little new insight into them JOHN HEIDENRY is a free-lance writer of the natural law were loosely woven is gained...
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...I was then still a member system" for the exercise of authority of not more than 250 or 300 words of the Curia and received not one by and in "the Vatican" is directly re- naturally have a better chance of word of criticism or indication of dis- lated to changes within the whole fabric being published...
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...unbiased judge...
...But sometimes this is due lieve it or not, several of my former tion is advancing well at the top, but to local Church decisions and not to colleagues and dear friends of the Ronot at the level of middle-management, the Curia, which does suggest options man Curia welcome moves in this diand almost all 'foreigners' are Western- and freedom on certain matters, for ex- rection...
...away from our night school bishop Benelli last year in the London judge this presumption...
...internationaliza- blethwaite...
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...too many staff members are lifers ample, on the method of receiving the However, I hate to disappoint the -new men aged 35-45 should be regu- Eucharist, and on membership in na- idealizers of the future Church...
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...WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEEK GOD as a monk, praying and working in the warm fellowship of a GERALD E. NELSON, M.D...
...The sinner importance of the Substitute Secretary breaks the taboo, denies his guilt, seek- of State, Archbishop Benelli...
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...The saint accepts the lone- shop...
...She deceives herself be a pivotal figure in this history of Haring's contributions have been when she says, "Our life together was moral theology in the twentieth century those of a synthesizer rather than those too short for us to have had many both in the Catholic tradition, and in of a rigorous critical analyst, and like reasons for finding fault with each an ecumenical perspective...
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...My "higher auhas made 64 families living closest to us destitute...
...JAMES M. GUSTAFSON On the whole the impact has been Thus when Mandelstam died it was beneficial, if only in bringing to awarethe memory and work of the poet that It has become somewhat fashionable ness the need for moral theology to Nadezhda devoted herself to preserving...
...His many books since another of Osip's "spells of light-head- tains serious strains between the various Vatican II have not broken new fertile edness...
...But some bad that phase unless there is a strong inbooks are so bad they cannot be ig- ternalized prohibition not to act out KINGDOM COMET nored: ergo, these sentences on The these feelings...
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...Pope Paul's dilemma "that he PEACE CORPS & VISTA NEED YOU...
...There is little penetrating inM., I doubt whether I did the right critical defenses of traditional natural sight or scholarship to compensate for thing...
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...the spring of 1960 with great excite- such as the relation of the Kingdom ment...
...On page 166 he 12 April 1974: 140 has collapsed the Niebuhr brothers, tain oversimplifications, such as this Has science mentioning Richard in the text, and summary of Paul's teachings: "Love citing two of Reinhold's books and one God and your neighbor, and do what abolished the of Richard's...
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...Like any religious comfortably off, there might have been developments by theologians, by clergy author who seeks to be highly conmany more temptations, and, wanting to and religious, and perhaps also by the temporary in a time (particularly the enjoy himself in his old age, he could laity...
...Certain- The first chapter is an analysis and me...
...Letters April, 1973...
...It seems to me that as they feel Call or write for Bulletin are very devoted to Christ, His Church sufficiently mature as institutions and (215) 527.2100 (x 575) and all His human family, and with truly ready to exercise more authority, Chairman, Religious Studies many of the same frustrations of clear- the Spirit will move them to ask for its VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY ances, coordinations, channels and exercise, with an insistence measured Villanova, Pennsylvania 19085 checks which I have found in the ad- to their recognition of their serious re- on Philadelphia's Main Line ministrative offices of other large in- sponsibility...
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...The author pur- As a Jungian therapist and a child by Robert S. Paul ports to show that a wholesome har- psychiatrist, we are responsible to our mony of religion and sexuality, found individual patients (or their families) In a world in which the major issue conin many primitive and non-Christian to help achieve the greatest wholeness fronting us seems societies, has been spoiled in the West or potential...
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...And still it plays such a key of Bishops, perhaps as represented • role, despite and because of the ag- through the Synod...
...thropological material is too skimpy to such if they accept a homosexual ori- Therefore, its task is to proclaim both judgment and reconciliation-and to have relevance...
...To what degree are these Gustavo Gutierrez Langdon Gilkey trigues...
...the future ing company (mutuality...
...The continue to look for the more rigorous contraception and to abort results in Christian faith, he insists, both detheological synthesis that Miring's ear- mands and makes possible a confideath for the new life...
...Conlarly brought in from the local tional councils of churches...
...Life After Death For those who appreciated Haring's Don't publishers have editors anymore...
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...ELLIOTT WRIGHT Dea1TH Philosophy IN 'I HP If we can place the author in a legiti- SCCLIL IR by Russell Aldwinckle mate class, namely, that of persons 000 000 000 CITE Immortality: whatwho are skilled in communication if anything-does it mean to contempowith hearers and readers who need CORRESPONDENCE rary man...
...This book evokes At another time she says "it was In the late '40s and '50s when I be- a particularly strong sense of already surely chance that held us together and gan to study Catholic social ethics and being somewhat out of date...
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...Some good books phase" (which usually occurs in adoof fife before death...
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